Insomnia
– Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a..
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.
29 May 1998
Norwegian, Swedish
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Nikolaj Frobenius (screenplay), Erik Skjoldbjærg (screenplay)
Maria Mathiesen, Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand
In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle, a Swedish murder investigator is brought in to find an elusive killer. But when the officer accidentally kills his own partner and covers it up, a double sided game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
2 nominations.
Norsk Film